Mod1 it is one of the most popular modification to Cossacks: The Art of War and Cossacks: Back to War. Why? Because it is first big mod to Cossacks. C:TAoW and C:BtW in contrast to C:EW, there have possiblity to modification. Since november 2001 at http://www.cossacks.4players.de (site is offline) Stefan Hertrich started publishing news and first screens of new units at his site. 9th february 2002 saturday, finally mod was realesed.

What about changes? Of course add new special units for each nation (for more information look below), change uniforms but it is not all, based on online experience of many players, authors decided to change gameplay (look below).

In result players recived new quality of game and model to conduct for others modders. It is not case that mods like 17th c HH or Imperia based on Mod1 :).

Until now it is first (and unlucky last :() realesed modification added to official boxed game.

Cannons upgrades now are more expensive, therefore standard cannon is more difficult availble in the initial phase o game, but with modification player recive two new cannons: XVIIth c cannon (all Europen country) and Ottoman cannon (Algir and Turkey). Their are cheap and quick in production and without needs to upgrades it. But nothing for free, new cannons are worse and improvment of the Academy will not work.

The number of new guns is limited by a limited capacity cannon foundry.

Coastal defence cannon is new weapon in our arsenal. Very long range with powerful shot (but times of loading and moving are very long) makes this cannon near perfect against enemy vessels. improvment of the Academy will not work.

Limited capacity on the howitzer in cannon foundry is also a reduction number of coastal defense gunsA list of the new units provided in MOD1 and the countries to which they are available can be found below:

It is not necessery to make copy of game before install mod1! Why? Because mod1 and standard game using separate icons to run.
Mod1 will work in single and multiplayer (only if others players will be using Mod1).
It is possibility that old computers will have problems with speed of game. It is result of added many new graphics.Miscellaneous:

In game editor appear mysterious unit: Stefan Hertrich. You should remember his name, I wrote about him at start.

Hello! My name is Zhulien Lachev. I am looking for link of the amazing mod Hawks Seven years war but without succes. I like this version so much. Can you help me? If somebody want to share the mod package with me - my email is jujo92@abv.bg There is a program wetransfer.com for sending big files. Thank you in advance!